Live Event Painting by Janet Howard-Fatta

cted with our guests throughout the evening and allowed our guests to check the status of the painting during the reception. Janet helped create thank you cards using the painting she created. We've gotten SO many compliments since sending them out! Janet was one of the greatest aspects of our wedding.

and they suggested that we reach out to Janet. They hired her to paint a live portrait on their wedding day and thought she may be able to help us recreate something from our wedding day. So we reached out to Janet in hopes of getting a portrait created to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. We sent her some pictures from our wedding, along with our wedding video, and she was able to create something more beautiful than we ever expected! We are so beyond thrilled with the result and will cherish this piece of art forever. Thank you Janet for making this happen for us!

an make. And we her painting will be with us forever.

FUL. I am so happy with our completed product and I would recommend her without any hesitation to anyone looking for a live painter!

for a few adjustments and shipped it to us! We got it about 2-3 weeks after the wedding. She even added a hidden Mickey to our painting for us! Totally recommend, go for it!

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ly a wonderful person and magnificent artist. 10/10!!

ghtful throughout the entire process. Janet really wanted the painting to be exactly what we wanted and even incorporated our pup, who was not at the wedding. The painting portrayed our wedding to perfection, showcasing our love and the beautiful backdrop at Park Savoy. I cannot count how many complements I received from guests on Janet's work. I unequivocally recommend using Janet if you are searching for a live event painter.

I would definitely use her!

s questionnaire hit on every detail and allows you to really hone in on the scope and features you want to see in your painting. It gave me the chance to be a part of the planning process while leaving the artistic elements up to Janet. The beauty and elegance of Rosecliff were captured perfectly by Janet! We could not ask for a better painting and are ecstatic we can have this piece forever in our home.

ur first dance. I would highly recommend Janet to anyone looking for live event painting for their wedding.

w just received it after finishing touches and LOVE it. I cannot praise Janet enough on her professionalism, personality and her amazing talent!

ruly amazing to see her work come to live. Janet also incorporated some of our family members and friends which made the painting even more special to us. Thank you again Janet!

y finally came and Janet was the talk of the wedding (besides the bride and groom of course). The painting was beautiful. She added personal touches, some the bride even forgot to mention she wanted. This was a gift my brother and sister in law will cherish forever. I strongly recommend Janet for all future events! We cannot thank her enough!

e event (here, the ceremony), with oil on canvas- her ability to capture the essence of the bride & groom AND families was uncanny! The guests were entertained just getting to see the art unfold over the course of the evening. Janet has a great image painted by the end of the party, but takes it back to her studio for finishing touches. 2 weeks later, we were thrilled to present the finished product to the wedding couple !

pier. The painting came to life throughout the evening and everyone kept asking if we'd seen the latest update. We would've taken the painting home the night of because it looked so great, but Janet is working on the final updates and we are excited to display the painting.

ccommodating with our fluctuating timeline and setting, and eventually we decided to have her recreate one of our wedding photos into a painting instead of coming down to do it live given safety concerns related to the pandemic. The painting is absolutely stunning. We just received it, and we literally just sat and stared at it for hours with huge smiles on our face. Her attention to detail was impeccable and she adds her own creative touch to the interpretation which makes the piece truly unique. We look forward to working with her again in the future. Thank you so much Janet!

ouldn't be more proud to have given such a timeless gift. I cannot recommend Janet highly enough. Her sensitivity, patience and skill go beyond expectations.

listic and elegant her work is! 8 months later and guests are still raving about her! She is an absolute pleasure to work with, and really wants to make sure the painting is exactly the aesthetic you envision, which we really appreciated. The colors, the technique, the elegance of it - we were blown away and are so grateful to have such a wonderful memento of one of the best moments of our day. We'll treasure it forever! Go book her for your next event immediately!!

as so incredible seeing her capture special moments from my wedding day on canvas. My guests told me the favorite part of the wedding was the live painting. It was so unique and it was so much fun for them seeing a masterpiece being created in front of their eyes. When my paintings arrived, it was so much fun seeing every detail in the painting. They are breath taking. My family loves the painting just as much as I do. I look at the paintings a few times a day and I smile. Thank you Janet for being part of our wedding day! I highly recommend her!

e that my daughter and new husband will cherish forever

take. I sifted through a few artists and when I found Janet, I really liked her work. The way she captured the beautiful background, set the scene with the lighting and time of day, and how she portrayed the couple really caught my attention. I also liked that Janet grew up in the same city as me :). In speaking with her, I could tell she was genuinely into getting my story and what my vision was for my painting. It was such an easy process interacting with Janet during a stressful time. Her calm voice definitely helps haha! She checked in with her detailed questionnaire a month before, emailed back and forth with more questions and suggestions, met during cocktail hour to get some pictures just in case..wonderful communication. I absolutely love the work of art she created from the best day of my life. Janet took my requests of the NYC skyline, the details in my venue, my giant bridal party and our fancy dip pose and took it beyond my expectations. I’m in awe staring at it as I write this review. Even meeting up with her to pick up the painting a month later was smooth sailing! So don’t delay in booking Janet because she’s great!

orough with her questions to make sure she provided a product that met our interests. Further, she traveled from her studio in New York to work our wedding in Washington DC! On the day of our wedding, we had zero issues with Janet's set up or break down, and she worked extremely hard throughout our entire reception to capture the setting and scene in her painting. It was incredible to pass by Janet throughout the evening and watch her painting evolve. By the end of the night, Janet had clearly painted a masterpiece. We had so many guests watch Janet work and then comment to us about how impressed they were with her work and how much they loved the idea of a live painting. Janet took the painting with her after our wedding and completed the final touches in her studio. We received the final product about one month after our wedding and we are completely blown away with it. The detail is simply amazing, and you can so clearly see specific people in the painting. The facial features and clothing details is stunning, and it makes it even more special that we can see our loved ones in the painting. I'm not exaggerating when I say Janet's painting is the most impressive display of artistic talent I've ever seen. We recommend Janet to anyone and everyone who is interested in a painting of their wedding. Thank you Janet for creating a unique, incredible, and timeless gift. We will re-live our wedding every time we look at this painting.

ll the details before she creates your work of art will truly lead up to the magic she puts on the canvas. Fast forward to the day of she is so sweet and while she works, she interacts with guests. One of our favorite vendors by far. Her incredible talent is still the main conversation from all of our guests. Fast forward a little more to the day of delivery it really is wonderful the care she takes into packaging the canvas. She wraps it so perfectly the box could go through a tornado and it would still me immaculate. Finished product was nothing less than magic. The exact moment, the details and the feeling she captures really brings us back to our special day every time we walk by it. Not to mention it is a beautiful piece of art that will brighten any room. If you are going back and forth between live event artist do yourself a favor and call Janet. This will be the best and easiest decision of your life. Thank you, Janet, for truly putting magic on our canvas. I hope I have more events in the future in where I will be able to take advantage of your talent.

ctly! She even came early to our family photos so she could meet all the family members we wanted included in our painting. I cannot recommend her services enough! Thank you Janet for such a special and unique memory of our wedding that we will cherish forever!

ndor that stands out and give you lasting tangible memento SHE IS IT!!

mise you that she will not disappoint.

She was a hit all night long with all of our family and friends! Janet is friendly and inviting. To watch the progress of the painting over the course of the night was so neat. Our painting had everything we wanted in it! Janet came to breakfast the morning after the wedding at our venue with us and delivered the painting. It was a perfect way to end the wedding weekend. Our family and friends are still talking about how unique and special it is! It is something we will be able to cherish forever and take us right back to our wedding day. She was worth every penny!

onds in a timely manner, is a pleasure to talk to, and really listens to how you envision your paintings to be and what they should capture. I am not good with words but she has a questionnaire that really helped me to express my vision for the painting - and then she executed perfectly! Only a couple of weeks before the Wedding we decided to add a smaller painting of our ceremony and she happily accommodated us. After we received our paintings I emailed her for questions about framing them and she also happily responded and gave great information! You can tell she truly cares about those she's painting for. As far as the paintings - I am absolutely thrilled that we added that ceremony painting because now we have not one, but two of her gorgeous works of art to commemorate our Wedding day with. They could not have come any more perfect and everybody that sees them is blown away. Having her there painting the night of the Wedding was a wonderful addition to the day - everybody loved watching the painting come to life. They raved not only about the painting but how wonderful Janet was when they were talking to her and watching her. You will not regret having Janet capture your Wedding in the form of a beautiful work of art!

so happy I went with Janet. Not only was it great entertainment for our guests, but a memory we can have for a lifetime. She was friendly and willing to communicate with our guests as they were watching her work. I was blown away by the quality of her work in the time of the wedding, and she even takes it home for final touchups! Janet was able to add our two special dogs into the painting as well. My husband and I receive our painting this week and we cannot wait to have this picture to share with our future families. Thank you Janet for making our day so special and giving us the BEST piece of art to remember it by.

erized at her abilities! She makes it look easy and talks to anyone interested as she is painting. Janet's work is simply, amazing! The way in which she does her work is not only a talent but a true gift. Her style of art is gorgeous. And, her ability to capture the level of detail in the faces of our guests is remarkable. My husband and I were beyond thrilled with the finished product. Janet listened intently to exactly what we wanted to capture and she exceeded our expectations. She talked with us several times before our wedding to make sure she understood what we wanted. She had never been to our venue before but worked tirelessly to research pictures to familiarize herself with the room prior to her arrival. You would never know she had never been there before, as the way she painted the architecture was perfect! And, she worked with us in the weeks after the wedding, as she did the finishing touches, to make sure she captured it all to our liking. It was a joy to watch her work because she clearly loves what she does. We had to stop ourselves from standing next to her all night and risk missing our reception just because we loved to watch her work! Many of our guests did just that! Our guests are STILL talking about watching her and their number one question for us post wedding is, "How amazing does the painting look?!" We cannot recommend Janet enough. We had never seen a live painter before her. Needless to say, she has raised the bar for us in the event we ever do see another one! We are hopeful, someday, to find another special occasion just so that we can work with her again. She is a wonderful person and an incredible artist. Thank you, Janet, for our masterpiece that will forever help us remember the happiest night of our lives!!!

ith communication, and took the time to understand the style we wanted. We didn't have to wait long for the finished paintings either. I talked to many event painters, and Janet is one of the more experienced artists and her prices are reasonable. We can't wait to hang up the paintings in our new home! (Still amazed she was able to do 2 in one night!) Thank you Janet!

ways have and seeing Janet's painting on our wall everyday reminds us of that special night every day. Thank you Janet!!!

on painting. It may have been a surprise for my husband but it is truly a gift for both of us. To this day I have many guests and friends who have seen pictures of our wedding state how unique it was to have Janet there. Following our wedding she took the painting to make it absolutely perfect and even change a few things per my request before she personally shipped it. We LOVE our painting. It is perfect and we cannot offer a higher recommendation.

nform Janet of what we wanted the painting to look like. Throughout the evening everyone loved watching the masterpiece come together. My mom purchased this as our wedding gift, and it ended up being the most meaningful element of our special day. My father loved it, and a month after our wedding he suddenly passed away. Sure enough on his computer home screen he had a photo of the painting, and to me that meant the world. Thank you Janet for creating a work of art that my father appreciated so greatly in what would be the last month of his life. This will be a picture our family will cherish forever, and pass down through generations.

ething magical and romantic, and I cannot say enough about how magical and romantic our painting turned out! The people we asked her to paint into the wedding came out perfectly too. Guests were so enamored with her work and couldn't stop taking about it. She's very personable and engaging with anyone who would come up to talk to her, and I'd highly recommend her for your event!

She is so talented and added such class to our wedding. I HIGHLY recommend hiring Janet for yours!

eautiful reminder of a beautiful day. Everyone raves about it.

. She sent us a detailed questionnaire as to what scene and type of painting we envisioned. It came out perfect! The guests loved watching her complete the painting during the wedding!!!! It definitely was one of the highlights of the evening. The couple will have the painting hanging in their home for years and years to come. Janet is wonderful!!! The best!!!

that were there to celebrate with us. It is a keepsake my husband and I will cherish forever and hangs prominently in our home.

create our masterpiece! She was even willing to make some adjustments to the painting when we wanted some additional details changed, and she said she was happy to do it because she wanted us to love our painting! She was so easy to work with from start to finish and we were so happy we hired her! Our painting is now proudly hanging in our living room and it brings my husband and I so much joy everyday :) We highly recommend her!!

of art that shows the single most important moment of our lives! We would (and do) 100% recommend Janet to anyone and everyone.

s wedding was beyond all expectations!!! She included every person and little memento that we requested of her. Her sweet disposition and cooperative nature made the entire process so enjoyable. She quietly went about her painting of the Bride and Groom's First Dance with a huge audience looking on. All of the guests were so intrigued by her work, that they watched for hours. Between her and the dancing, the extra entertainment was definitely provided. After the reception she left with our treasure and put all the finishing touches on it. Shortly thereafter, it arrived in the mail. The excitement of opening it and seeing the finished product was fantastic!!! It is truly a treasure that will always hang on their wall. Thank you, Janet, for sharing your talent with us and giving our happy Bride and Groom, THE GIFT OF A LIFETIME!!!

came time to paint, she masterfully captured every detail from our first dance, wowing all of our wedding guests with her work. We absolutely love the final piece, which is already hanging in our home! We highly recommend Janet!

te preference and scene placement. It was also something unique and fun for our guests to look at throughout the night. I cannot wait to have the final piece to frame and hang on our wall. Thanks again Janet!!

y. I recommend her without hesitation!

answered all questions I had with patience and kindness. AND HER WORK -OH MY GOODNESS! The guests at our wedding loved watching her throughout the night to see the progress she was making. The end product is better than anything we could ever have imagined. Highly recommend using her!

course, the main event—the new Mr. and Mrs. So very pleased with the final product, and our guests were amazed with the idea of having a painter.

s I had looked into. We had a tight budget as it was, but we decided to make it work and go forward with booking her for our wedding and I am truly so so glad that we did! We loved working with Janet, five stars doesn’t feel like enough! Communication was always easy and she responded very quickly to any questions I had leading up to the wedding. She traveled to us from out of state. She arrived to our wedding reception early in the day to start painting the room and then painted our first dance. She was such a hit at our wedding reception-our guests LOVED watching her paint and almost a month later our guests are still talking about how wonderful of an idea it was to have a live wedding painting, how awesome she was, and what a wonderful job she did. Aside from the actual wedding ceremony, Janet painting our first dance was a definite favorite of ours and the guests alike! We received our final painting in the mail and it is so beautiful-we love it more than I could have imagined that we would. We can recognize so many people in the painting, including our son which makes it even that much more special. Having a piece of art like this is such a perfect and unique keepsake from one of the most special days of our lives, and we will cherish it forever. I would recommend her without a doubt-she is worth every penny and then some!

ing ourselves and we had to make some tough financial decisions in terms of which vendors to use. We actually decided to cancel our photo booth in order to have Janet at our wedding and it was seriously the best decision ever. She positioned her table right by the entrance of our reception room and I received a million compliments on her work throughout the night. I loved how this was the first thing our guests saw as they entered the room. She added to the first-class feel of our wedding both through her artwork and by just being herself. She was a pleasure to work with both during the planning phase and on our big night. When we picked up our painting from her home studio, I noticed she also does paintings of newborn babies and families. I can't wait to have Janet create another masterpiece for our home when we are lucky enough to start a family of our own! Thank you, Janet, for being such a special part of our big day!! Love, Andra & Joe Leonard

r magical night - I honestly cried when I saw the painting. We now have something so beautiful and unique that shows our wedding day that a photograph could never have captured. Thank you Janet!! Hire Janet and you will not be disappointed!!!

ife. She is the best book her now!!!

guests loved watching the process and reveled in the outcome! People can't stop raving about how neat she was to watch and how fantastic the final product is. The painting is an amazing snapshot and keepsake of the day. We highly recommend Janet who will enhance any event!

r painting was exactly what we envisioned. Everyone at our wedding told us that they loved watching the painting unfold throughout the night, and that Janet was so lovely to chat with as she was painting. Janet worked on the painting to perfect it after our wedding was over, and then shipped it to us when it was finished. We could not be more pleased with the finished product. She captured our two families perfectly, and her work is so superb. Janet did not miss a single detail, down to the small details of what we were wearing, and the facial expressions of us and our families. The painting is truly a work of art, and is now one of our most treasured items. We hung it up within minutes of receiving it, and we love looking at it everyday. We cannot recommend Janet enough.

we wanted to incorporate both the cocktail hour and the first dance/head table. She made it all happen with style and grace. She really captured the vibe of our wedding perfectly! Thank you Janet!

t is our story. She captured everyone beautifully. For years I will be able to remember exactly what everyone was wearing. Thank you Janet!

k with; she was highly communicative and receptive to any requests about what was important for us to be highlighted in the painting, and she pulled it off one hundred percent!! Our guests were enthralled with the side event of a work of art being created as the evening carried on; periodically stopping by Janet's easel to watch progress and see who in the painting they recognized. Thank you Janet, we couldn't be more thrilled with this beautiful work!!!!

, and will definitely use her again. I would give her more stars if I could!!

e beautifully painted on canvas and will be a lifelong remembrance of their wedding day. Janet worked tirelessly through the evening painting all night which was amazing to watch and then completed the work within a relatively short period of time from home. She has been a pleasure to work with and we absolutely recommend her highly to anyone. Karen and Cliff B.

ly member, even the staff enjoyed interacting with Janet as she painted. She was the highlight of the reception! And, the final product is breathtaking. Janet captured all the colors and atmosphere of the medieval banquet.. It will be treasured for generations. And, Janet is helping me order prints of the painting to use on thank you notes.

f inside where the guests can come by and see the progression of the art work. When the wedding was over, she took the painting home and continued to work on it for the month. She sent us updated pictures and asked if we had any suggestions along the way. Our guests loved her and the idea! She was kind enough to ship the painting to us, as we live in California (the wedding was in NY). I absolutely love the painting!!!! Our wedding was July 2, 2017 at Sands Point Preserve if you want to view the picture, you can ask her. Beautiful!!!! Thank you Janet!

ld red barn, guests drinking during our cocktail hour and myself and my husband under our ceremony tree. Every part of the process was so fun- from meeting Janet in her studio in Warwick to sharing my thoughts on style to seeing her create it during the wedding. My guests loved watching Janet paint our big day and even a couple proudly pronounced, 'Look at me, I made the painting!' This piece of art captured our night so perfectly! Every morning before I leave for work I take a second to look at this painting and it always brings a smile to my face- it’s the perfect way to start every day. We love her so much my mom asked her to also paint my sister’s wedding in November! Thanks so much Janet!

r awesome service to everyone.